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Although China has denied the accusations, the United States still plans to address the issue during the talks.[8]<\/a>\u00a0 Other technological issues that are expected to be discussed include technological competition between the two superpowers and new forms of military competition in an ever-increasingly technology-driven world.[9]<\/a>\u00a0 Although technology issues will be a main issue addressed, the talks will also touch on a number of topics that directly overlap with technology, specifically climate change.[10]<\/a>\u00a0 Both world powers are hoping to tie economic and technological development directly with efforts to address climate change, so it will be interesting to see how the issues continue to intertwine and be addressed throughout the talks.\u00a0 The ongoing discussions have also taken a unique turn in light of both nation\u2019s response to the coronavirus and the introduction of three vaccines to combat the spread of the disease.[11]<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Over the past couple of weeks, the United States and China have continued to build on the initial talks in Anchorage concerning potential areas that the two super powers could work together on climate change. Both nations agreed to lay out long-term plans to reach the goal of net-zero emissions within each nation\u2019s energy sectors.[12]<\/a> Additionally, United States Climate Ambassador John Kerry and his Chinese counterpart, Xie Zhenua, both reiterated their respective country\u2019s commitment to keeping global temps from rising more than 2 degrees Celsius compared to pre-industrial levels.[13]<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n [1]<\/a> See <\/em>Giovanni Russonello, The U.S.-China Talks: A Meeting of Friends and Foes<\/em>, N.Y. Times (Mar. 19, 2021, 8:50 AM), https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/03\/18\/us\/politics\/biden-china-alaska.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage.<\/p>\n [2]<\/a> See <\/em>Nahal Toosi, China and U.S. open Alaska meeting with undiplomatic war of words<\/em>, Politico (Mar. 18, 2021, 7:41 PM), https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2021\/03\/18\/china-us-alaska-meeting-undiplomatic-477118.<\/p>\n [3]<\/a> Id. <\/em><\/p>\n [4]<\/a> See <\/em>Kate Conger & Sheera Frenkel, Thousands of Microsoft Customers May Have Been Victims of Hack Tied to China<\/em>, N.Y. Times (Mar. 6, 2021), https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/03\/06\/technology\/microsoft-hack-china.html.<\/p>\n [5]<\/a> Id.<\/em><\/p>\n [6]<\/a> Id.<\/em><\/p>\n [7]<\/a> Id.<\/em><\/p>\n [8]<\/a> See <\/em>Russonello, supra <\/em>note 1.<\/p>\n [9]<\/a> Id.<\/em><\/p>\n [10]<\/a> Id.<\/em><\/p>\n [11]<\/a> Jeremy Page & Drew Hinshaw, China Says Covid-19 Origin Probe Should Shift Focus to Other Countries<\/em>, W.S.J. (Mar. 31, 2020), https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/china-says-covid-19-origin-probe-should-shift-focus-to-other-countries-11617186625.<\/p>\n
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